See new testimonies below: Eight new testimonies from David Stadelhofer, Hil Llanto, Maryse Gallagher, Susana Ginze, Stan Paczynski, Sam Harley and Robert Brown
“We were there” is a site dedicated to record the experiences of the first generation on the front line and attending True Parents. This site is a repository of stories and photos and is a gift to the second generation and all future generations. We encourage all brothers and sisters to share your own special stories, testimonies, or memories with the world so these treasures won’t be lost. Please send in your written, audio, or video stories and photos. In the menu above, click on Share your story page to share your testimony or email it to testimoonies@gmail.com.
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Respect and love for others
by Wolfgang Schawaller October 25, 2017 From my 21 years mission experience I want to say what I learned most: It is to respect and love other fellow-human-beings, because everyone is a child of God. Where I worked and lived, people always looked different from me,...
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21 years foreign missionary
Testimony by Wolfgang Schawaller 21 years foreign missionary Born in Frankfurt a. M., Deutschland, on 14-01-1951. German citizen. Joined the Unification Movement in Frankfurt a. M., October 1974. Spiritual Father: Udo Frisch, later adopted by Paul Werner. Blessing...
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Foreign Mission to India from 1976 until 1979
by Wolfgang Schawaller October 25, 2017 Two and a half years passed since I first came to India. I went there in 1976 as a foreign missionary of the Unification Church. Our centre and home were located outside the city of Bombay. Every day it took me one hour by...
read moreWe made an introductory video for our local “We were there” chapter in Los Angeles. Several members have shared their deep experiences in the movement.
In the video are Jose Fragosa, Caroline Cecile, Robert Brown, Hil Llanto, Susana Ginze and Sam Harley.